News Forum - Phuket governor reverses decision easing mask-wearing

[Thaiger]

East come, easy go. Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew today reversed yesterday’s mask-wearing easing order, insisting people must wear a mask in all public places even if they are practicing social distancing measures. Only yesterday the governor relaxed all measures saying healthy people could to take off their face masks while in open-air places, beaches, public parks and stadiums, as part of further easing Covid-19 restrictions. But late last night Narong canceled the order allowing relaxed outdoor usage of masks at places such as beaches and parks. The new order states people must still wear face masks in all public areas, especially […]

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[Janneman]

Well, the good news is people are allowed to take off their masks when eating.

[Boddown]

The  3rd one got me laughing with the competent official lol

[JJJ]

Make sure to wear your mask on the beach! 

[vlad]

You think someone higher up in Numbsville had a word in his Ear about thinking for himself.

[Guevara]

11 minutes ago, Boddown said:

The  3rd one got me laughing with the competent official lol

The word oxymoron springs to mind.

[ThaiEyes]

12 minutes ago, Boddown said:

The  3rd one got me laughing with the competent official lol

And while swimming!

[ThaiEyes]

“No reason was given for the sudden reversal”

The public deserves a public reason 

[Prosaap]

A great example of thai politics and the minions will follow no questions ask  

[rc1]

Oh, no, not great at all. Bangkok was keen to follow this immediately, will we see open defiance from the provinces? 
 

How long is it going to take for some common sense to be applied here? 

[vlad]

They don't do common sense rc1 a goon thinks of something he has thought of and goes with it without getting opinions the next day he or she is forced to withdraw it. 

[MikeW]

1 hour ago, ThaiEyes said:

“No reason was given for the sudden reversal”

The public deserves a public reason 

The name for the reason is payute 

[BIGGLES]

Well, that didn't take long!

Flip Flops at the ready!

[Soidog]

1 hour ago, rc1 said:

How long is it going to take for some common sense to be applied here? 

My estimate is about 1,500 years.

[vlad]

3 minutes ago, Soidog said:

My estimate is about 1,500 years.

HA HA that quickly  Soi lol.

[Soidog]

Just now, vlad said:

HA HA that quickly  Soi lol.

Of course we know it’s more like 3,000 years to never, but what the hell. It’s Platinum Jubilee weekend here, so I’m feeling in an optimistic mood

[jerm138]

I'm fascinated at how intensely Thais follow and enforce Covid rules, but completely ignore virtually anything else that's dangerous (or most any other rule at all).

• Riding a motorcycle with 4 children or a stack of tires... sure, why not?
• Cigarettes... burn 'em if you got 'em!
• Traffic deaths... doesn't matter, speed up anyway.
• Crosswalks... who wants to walk an extra 20 meters, just run!
• Seat belts in cabs... non-existent.
• Seat belts in private vehicles... unused.
• Black smoke belching out of buses... that's just how it is.

But if you're outside and you take off your mask because it's hot and there's nobody within 10 meters of you, people look at you as if you're waving a gun around. Unless you have a cup in your hand. Then it's ok. Somehow.

Edited June 3, 2022 by jerm138

[DiJoDavO]

2 hours ago, JJJ said:

Make sure to wear your mask on the beach! 

If this news will make people lose their will to live, make sure you'll wear them while swimming too, so you'll get waterboarded. 

[Pinetree]

Haha, he finally got the memo from the PM. 

[rc1]

A sad day in Phuket. Hopefully the next flip flop goes back the right way soon.

Taking the masks off is inevitable, won't be too long now. 

[Cabra]

Excuse me Mayor, the PM is calling on line one [5 minutes later]... the Mayor would like to revise his prior statement on masking

[Chatogaster]

 

Makes sense.

If by law there's a nation-wide rule in place, a province doesn't have the authority to cancel it locally. At best, it can formally state it follows a condoning policy. However, saying that out loud could higher up be interpreted as criticism and then be reacted to with expressions as as "superseding authority", "setting a bad example", "causing divisiveness", "undermining national interests", etc. That's bound to make one's job security wobble.

The sad thing about this political blunder is that Phuket may now feel it needs to prove its loyalty by making a few token surveillances and perhaps even hand out fines while this thing blows over.

 

[Guest1]

So, now it is  back to green and blue provinces will go mask free in the middle of this month?

They could have declared Phuket a "test-province", instead.

[Pinetree]

1 hour ago, rc1 said:

Taking the masks off is inevitable, won't be too long now. 

Tell that to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore,  who will retain masks indefinitely. It is far from inevitable that masks here will be optional any time soon.  

[vlad]

1 hour ago, Chatogaster said:

Makes sense.

If by law there's a nation-wide rule in place, a province doesn't have the authority to cancel it locally. At best, it can formally state it follows a condoning policy. However, saying that out loud could higher up be interpreted as criticism and then be reacted to with expressions as as "superseding authority", "setting a bad example", "causing divisiveness", "undermining national interests", etc. That's bound to make one's job security wobble.

The sad thing about this political blunder is that Phuket may now feel it needs to prove its loyalty by making a few token surveillances and perhaps even hand out fines while this thing blows over.

Yep and guess who will be first fined ???